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T. T. Oughterson, 1956
T. T. "Ted" Oughterson was an attorney in Stuart area for 58 years and was the senior member of his law firm, Attorneys at Law, Oughterson, Oughterson, Prewitt, and Sundheim. Oughterson served as the prosecuting attorney for Martin County as well as the attorney for the city of Stuart, and attorney for the town of Sewall's Point.Tags Lawyers -
William Earoll Roebuck, c. 1916
Earoll Roebuck (1896-1951). According to his obit, he was the first West Palm Beach city judge elected by popular vote, and also served as attorney for Palm Beach County.
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Evans Crary Jr., c. 1960
Evans Crary Jr. was the Acacia masonic lodge master in 1960. -
Michael G. Littman, c. 1935
Michael G. Littman was the Acacia masonic lodge master in 1927. He also owned Stuart Drug Company and an attorney. -
Kanner family portrait, 1943
Kanner parents Charles and Pauline Kanner and their children, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary in Sanford, Fla. Front row: Pauline Hershcowitz Kanner (1875-1954) and Charles Kanner (1873-1944). Back row: Stuart judge Abram Otto "A.O." Kanner (1893-1967), Anna Kanner Samuel (b. 1909), Dr. Harry Kanner (1895-1983), Ruth Kanner (b. 1899), and Israel Herman Kanner (1901-1953). A.O. Kanner came to Martin County in 1925. He was state attorney of 21st Judicial Circuit; attorney for the City of Stuart, for Martin County; he served in the Florida Legislature for five terms and state senate for two terms. He then served as a judge until his retirement in 1964. -
Former House Speaker Evans Crary with family members during portrait unveiling ceremony, 1959
Crary family at the unveiling ceremony for the portrait of Evans Crary Sr. Crary was a Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. The portrait was painted by Pompano artist Hugh Walter and was one of 14 unveiled at that time. Crary served as a Stuart city judge 1930 to 1936, was elected to the Florida House in 1936, became Speaker in 1945, and served in the Florida Senate 1946 to 1954. He also established a successful law office, Crary, Crary, and Crary, with his sons. Left to right: Evans Crary Jr. (1930-2024), Talley McKewin Crary (1905-2002), Evans Crary Jr.'s son Larry, Evans Crary Sr. (1905-1968), and Evans Crary Jr.'s wife Marilyn Overby Crary (1931-1995). -
T. T. Oughterson, c. 1980
T. T. "Ted" Oughterson was an attorney in Stuart area for 58 years and was the senior member of his law firm, Attorneys at Law, Oughterson, Oughterson, Prewitt, and Sundheim. Oughterson served as the prosecuting attorney for Martin County as well as the attorney for the city of Stuart, and attorney for the town of Sewall's Point. -
Gary family, c. 1975
Attorney Willie Edward Gary (b. 1947) wife Gloria, and two sons, Kenny and Sekou Mugabe (b. 1973). -
Willie Edward Gary, c. 1975
Willie Edward Gary (b. 1947) is a prominent local attorney of national reputation. He is especially known for a case on behalf of a Mississippi funeral home owner who was being driven out of business by a Canadian businessman who targeted African Americans with unscruplous practices; the case was the basis for a 2023 film, The Burial, in which Gary was depicted by Jamie Foxx.